Another World: Naval Storm

"What else don't I know?"

"No Commander, Liam discussed this with us just to let you know later, and the Prime Minister meant the same thing!"

"He knows shit! How can such rubbish be executed? He's a civilian officer who doesn't understand military strategy and tactics. He only knows how to be tough and swear. What is he doing commanding? The same goes for Fisher. What's there to be afraid of when he argues with reason? Resigning, is he abandoning the Royal Fleet to enjoy itself?" Admiral Jericho was furious.

*****

"At 7:27, the Ancient Dragon sent a farewell telegram. We have been surrounded by the Talons. One destroyer has sunk, and the rest have been severely damaged. Our ship damaged an enemy light cruiser, and was later hit by multiple shells and torpedoes. The power system was partially damaged and it was unable to break out! All officers and soldiers are determined to live and die with the fleet. Long live the navy! Long live the Drake Empire!"

Following the sound of artillery fire, the First Reconnaissance Fleet accelerated forward in the white sea fog, relying on Leo, a living radar, to get closer to the battlefield. The current visibility at sea does not exceed 3 kilometers.

"Tell all officers and soldiers of the First Reconnaissance Fleet the contents of the telegram. Their comrades are waiting for their rescue!" With the invisible buff blessing, every officer and soldier of the Drake Navy who heard the content clenched their fists, especially the sailors in the boiler room who increased their speed to the fastest while ensuring that the boiler would not explode.

After receiving the farewell telegram, the sound of artillery fire in the distance also weakened, only the telegraph machine continued to ring, and the sweaty telegraph operator was trying to contact the Ancient Dragon.

[Report to the commander, one of your destroyers has sunk! ]

[Report to the Commander, one of your destroyers has sunk]

[Report to the commander, your light cruiser Gu Long has suffered heavy damage, please provide support as soon as possible! ]

In Leo's silence, rows of red words flashed in his mind. Although he had expected and prepared for it, Leo still felt heartbroken at this moment. The atmosphere of sadness spread from the flagship to the entire First Reconnaissance Fleet.

These red letters represent the hundreds of Drake soldiers who died in the sea. This is not a game. Only the soldiers and the families of the victims can understand the sadness.

"Huh~" There are still two green dots on our side from the God's perspective. It seems that the Ancient Dragon is still there, which makes Leo breathe a sigh of relief.

"Order the main gun to fire two rounds rapidly according to the coordinates I gave!"

"General, we haven't seen the target yet. It's foggy now and if we're not careful..." Captain Lawrence said. He was more anxious than anyone else. After all, he was the one who suggested Mitterrand to attack. However, as a staff officer, he still spoke up to give advice.

"Follow the order!" Leo did not explain. After all, did he tell you there was a system? He was also a time traveler? Anyone who could say that in this world had already been locked up in a mental hospital.

Lawrence wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, Dawson forcibly dragged him away to convey the order.

According to the calculation from the God's perspective, the First Reconnaissance Fleet was only five kilometers away from the Ancient Dragon.

"Fire!" After setting the parameters, the Moltke's front twin main guns opened fire, and orange-yellow flames flashed continuously at the muzzle.

In the distance, a destroyer that was besieging the Ancient Dragon was taken away by two 210mm shells. This surprised the Talens who had not noticed the arrival of the First Scouting Fleet. Did the Ancient Dragon suddenly become powerful? No, it sounded like a 280mm naval gun!

"It hasn't sunk yet...it hasn't sunk yet!"

Captain Lawrence, who was observing the situation in person with a telescope in the Moltke's lookout tower, burst into tears. He saw thick smoke rising from the light cruiser Gullong and its hull, which was full of bullet holes and had tilted to the right. Even so, the dilapidated Gullong still fought back from time to time with its remaining guns.

"The battlecruiser formation turns, left rudder 25! Let the Claude armored cruiser follow the battlecruiser formation!"

"The cruiser formation continues to maintain direction and kill them!" Leo waved his hand and gave the order.

At 7:45, the support fleet consisting of 5 cruisers separated the light cruiser Dan Venture and the 1st Destroyer Squadron with unstoppable momentum and sank a destroyer Talen. At the rear of the cruiser column formation of the st Reconnaissance Fleet, two light cruisers, Strasbourg and Horathon, were separated to rescue the half-dead destroyers Gullen and Ernst.

"The fleet turns, left rudder 25!" Leo held up a telescope and pretended to scan the foggy sea, then suddenly gave an order.

Led by the flagship Moltke, three battlecruisers and one armored cruiser began to turn left, and the column formation quickly changed into a horizontal formation while moving.

"Colonel, why did the battle cruiser formation suddenly turn left? With the addition of the battle cruiser, the Talen people will suffer greater losses!" Captain Lawrence didn't dare to ask Leo and could only complain to Dawson secretly.

"I don't quite understand it either, but the general must have his reasons for doing this, and we just need to obey!" Dawson, as always, had no reason to support Leo.

Five light cruisers were enough to deal with the current strength of the Talens, not to mention the first wave of reinforcements, which included not only the Second Scouting Fleet and the Third Scouting Fleet, a total of 5 cruisers, but also the First and Second Battleship Squadrons sent by the Ocean Fleet, which had just left the naval port. Leo had to deal with the main force of the Talen Navy hidden in the dark.

"Commander, the Drake's first reconnaissance fleet has been dispatched in full force, including three battlecruisers. They have already defeated Colonel David's fleet, and our Spartan Warrior has been sunk!" The telegram delivered by the intelligence staff made Harden, who was confident of victory and sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, sweat immediately on his forehead.

"??? Didn't they say that the battlecruisers of the First Reconnaissance Fleet were undergoing maintenance and preparation? How come they suddenly appeared here? Does the intelligence department eat shit?" Harden was furious and incompetent. He originally just wanted to fish for salmon, but who knew that the one who took the bait was a man-eating shark.

Harden originally wanted to lead his fleet to achieve a record that would make the people of Talen cheer, but unfortunately he was slapped in the face by reality.

"We have no way to defeat them, let the troops retreat quickly!" suggested his old friend Brigadier General DiNozzo. They still have 8 light cruisers that have not yet been put into battle, and these forces are not enough to compete with the battle cruisers.

"No, no, no, it hasn't come to that. We can let David's fleet scatter to disperse the Drake people's forces, and we need to lure out the main force of the First Reconnaissance Fleet. As long as we bring them to Liam's First Battlecruiser Squadron, victory will eventually belong to us!" Harden wanted to try again. He didn't want his Harden Fleet to be reported as an incompetent fleet by the Taren newspaper.

"Then we might suffer losses. The Drakes' speed and artillery skills are not bad!"

"What should we do? Go back in disgrace? What will the Prime Minister, who has high hopes for the raid plan, think of this?" The current domestic situation in Taron is very bad. There is a strong demand for war among the people of Taron and within the Royal Navy, and the whole country is in an anxious atmosphere.

There was no choice but Harden to bite the bullet and go to the edge of the battlefield to see if he could lure Leo to follow him.